Catalog binder



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TTOF/VEY s. SEGAL CATALOG BINDER Feb. 3, 1953 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed March 30, 1948 Patented Feb. 3, 1953 CATALOG BINDER Samuel Segal, New York, N. Y., assignor to Wilson-Jones 00., Chicago, 111., a corporation of Massachusetts Application March 30, 1948, Serial No. 18,030

The subject matter of this invention is an improved and simplified catalog binder featuring the use of separable and complementary members carrying a plurality of transversely arranged and spaced pins adapted to be conveniently threaded into perforations in the catalog or book removably and in part straddled by the complementary members. The principal feature of the improved catalog binder is predicated upon the complementary members being equipped with novel and conveniently controlled primary looking means to preclude accidental and longitudi nal displacement of the members relative to each other When arranged in operative relation appropriately straddling the catalog. More specifically however another object and principal feature of the invention is real zed in the provision of appropriately accessible detent means carried by one of the complementary members or carrier means. The detent means comprises a flexible and resilient normally curved or arched manipulatable notched portion adapted to be flexed towards a side wall of the carrier means and subsequently automatically but disengageably inter--v locked with an exposed rib or projection extending from keeper means or companion complementary member of the binder upon slidable displacement of the carrier means longitudinally of the keeper means. Manifestly the primary purpose of the invention resides in the provision of a functionally and structurally improved catalog binder-wherein the complementary and cooperating members, namely, the keeper means and carrier means thereof, are adequately latched by primary and secondary separable locking means to preclude longitudinal and transverse displacement of the complementary members relative to each other. Another important feature of the invention is predicated upon a yoke or supporting means effectively straddling and slidably guided on a slotted wall of the carrier means. The yoke has pin means adapted to be initially threaded into and desirably interlocked with both the catalog and keeper means to prevent linear displacement of the supporting means relative to the keeper means. The keeper means has spaced undercut pin means or posts on which the catalog is positioned, whereby upon slidable displacement of the carrier means relative to the posts of the keeper means and to the supporting means, these posts are first removably interlocked with the slotted wall .to prevent widthwise separation of the carrier means and keeper means after which the primary locking means is automatically rendered effective to preclude longi- 3 Claims. (Cl. 129--1) 2 tudinal displacement of the keeper means and carrier means relative to each other. Other important features and advantages of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed specification considered with the teachings of the accompanying drawings wherein; f

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a catalog binder according to my invention detachably mounted on a suitable support or platform. V

Fig. 1A is a side elevational view of the catalog or book to be bound.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the binder showing the complementary members or components thereof locked by primary means against longitudinal displacement relative to each other.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 however showing the primary locking means unlatched or disabled topermit lengthwise displacement of one of the complementary members relative to the com panion member. t

Fig. 6 is a view along the lines of Fig. 5 exhibiting one of the complementary members shifted longitudinally relative to the other for rendering ineifective the secondary locking means to permit lateral separation of the complementary members.

Fig. '7 is a perspective exploded view of the binder showing the complementary members separated.

Fig. 8 is a sectional and. enlarged View on the line 88 of Fig.4.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary. plan view of Fig.fi but on a larger scale. 3

Fig. 9A is an enlarged fragmentary top View of Fig. 5.

Fig. 10 is a vertical end view of Fig. 9.

Fig. 10A is an elevational end view of Fig. 9A, and

Fig. 11 is an enlarged and fragmentary view illustrating the manner of locking the parts of the complementary members against lateral and relative displacement, that is, by the grooved post means of the keeper removably interlocking with the side wall of the slidable carrier means.

Illustrative of the embodiment disclosed, the catalog binder GB is characterizedby the complementary and disconnectable components or members broadly denoted K and S each constituting an L or channel shaped body of appropriate sheet metal. More specifically complementary member K may be said as characterizing keeper means embodying a rectilinear bottom wall ll] integrally provided with turned over lips or guard means II and I2 adequately bent to be disposed parallel to bottom wall it to constitute therewith gaps I3 and I4 (Fig. 2) respectively for readily receiving and slidably guiding the bottom straight wall l5 of the L shaped component or carrier means 8 having the upstanding wall or side It provided with the compound and spaced openings or slots I l each comprising an expanded portion I8 and a communicating reduced rectilinear portion I9.

Enlarged openings I8 of the compound slots I! are large enough to easily receive the free;

ends of the undercut or grooved? posts: or pins fixedly anchored to side 2I normal to the bottom wall I I] and integral therewith.

Where the bottom wall I5 is received within the guide channels I3 and I t to bear against Whentthe free edge of wall I5 is in engagement with side wall ZI the grooves 23 of the spaced pins 20 are disposed in line withthe spaced rectilinear walls of the reduced portions IS and are in position to be straddl ed thereby.

With the wall I5 within gaps l3 and I4 and against the stop means 22-, the spaced compound slots- 2! thereof are'not in full registration (Fig. 6) with correspondingly-- shaped compound. slots Z5-in the bottom wall Ill. Thesecompound slots 24. and: 25. are each of the type comprising an enlarged. opening. and a reduced and communicatingrectilinear opening along the lines of the compound slots ll. But since. the. reduced portions 28: of. pins" 20 formed by providing grooves-23-arenow'lined up'with the. restricted openings l9, component S may be slidably guided longitudinally relativeto keeper. K and towards gap I3 until it strikes the stop means Zl (Fig. 2) integral with lip II and the bottom wall Ill and formed when lip II is bent and turned towards-this wall. When wall. I E -strikes stop .means 2T compound slots 24 and 25 are in complete registration with. each othen.

In bodily sliding towards the closed end E1 of gap- I3 spaced side walls. 26. of grooves 23 straddle and interlock with portions of sidewall L6 adjacent, openings I8, thus slidably interlocking therewith to prevent separation of component S widthwise or transversely of. thebottoin wall. Ill of the, keeper K, and when the closed ends29 of openings I9 strike the reduced portions 2.8- of pins 20,. compound slots 2 and 2.5 are fully in registration coincident with end 33' of Wall, I5 striking the closed. end or stop 2? (Fig. 3).

Although the complementary members K and S are now removably locked against widthwise or lateral separation. relative to each other, component S may still be slidably guided longit'udinally relative to keeper K by the spaced shoulders or faces 26 of'the pins 20. To preclude such longitudinal displacement novel locking means has been provided. For purposes of spec'- ifi'c'ation' this locking means has been designated as the primary locking means. To this end it will be observed that a normally curved or arched but relatively flat spring detent preferably of appropriate sheet metal adequately flexible and resilient, and generally designated D, has one end 34 fixedly anchored by rivet 35 to side wall It. The other end M of this spring detent normally curves away from wall It (Fig. 9). and constitutes a finger manipulatable portion having: tooth T and notch 36.

Concerning lip !2, it will be observed that stop 22- thereof is partly cut away to leave an exposedportion 2'2 which in fact constitutes an upstanding rib receivable in notch 38 to interlock. with. the walls of the latter when component or; carrier means S is slidably shifted towardszlip- Hz. This locking action takes place automatically after grooves 23 (Fig. 7) of posts 2-9 are lined up with the reduced openings I9. On shifting of component S in a direction towards lip I I the upstanding side face 40 of rib 22 characterizes. an abutment to. deflect andstraighten outtooth 'I. of. the flexible and resilient manip ulator M. towards side wall. I6 until notch. or recess. 36 lines up with the rib or exposed portion. 22., at which time manipulator M auto.- matically retracts or recoils to its normal offset or arched position to interlock with the exposed rib 22. Such retraction of manipulator M of course is due to its own resiliency, thus preventing: longitudinal displacement of component S, relative to, thekeeper K; and at this time of course compound'slots 24 and. 25 are in full registration.

Appropriately associated with component S is the self locating supporting member or yoke Y which. is, of inverted U shaped form having its sides closely but. slidably straddling side wall It. Side wall] I6 is provided with a relatively elongated slot 59' slidably guiding. pin. 5| fixedly carried by the yoke Y. The end walls of. slot 59 coact to limit. longitudinal. displacementv of pin 5! relative, to side. It, Or in other words pin 5] and the end walls of slot 50' cooperate to. limit slidable, displacement of the. yoke or carrier Y.

If itbe assumedthat the binder be. empty of the catalog. or book C and is separated. or disassociated asillustrated in Fig. '7, and it is desired to bind the catalog, thefirst step. is to position the keeper K so that itsside wall 2| is preferably seated. ona suitable support so. that wall. IE] is disposed. substantially vertically. Thereafter the. perforated. catalog. is threaded. on the. spaced posts, 2t, thatis. the latter is caused to. project through the end. openings 52. (Fig. IA) of the catalogC.

Subsequentlyv componentor. carrier S is bodily moved to. permit pin St to. ride into the middle opening 53 (Fig..1A) of the catalog and also to project into opening 54. (Figs. 5 and '7 in wall 2|. of keeper K at which time the pins or posts 21 are received by enlarged portions I8 of slots I'l. By such action pin M is interlocked with the keeper K and the circumferential grooves 23 of. pins 29 aredisposedinxalinement with the reduced. portions I9 of slots I1. Now component S may be slidably moved relative to both yoke Y and keeper K, whereby spaced shoulders 25 constituted by grooves 23 straddle and interlock with portions of side wall I 6 adjacent openings I9. In other Words, wall It is retainedin grooves 23 and interlocked with the spaced Walls 26 thereof. On such slidable displacement tooth 'I of the manipulatable portion M yieldingly bearsagainstthe abutting end face 40 of the stop means 22', thereby causing portion M to flex towards wall 16, and eventually notch 36 alines with rib 22' again allowing automatic retraction of manipulator M. When notch 36 is alined with rib 22 the manipulator M snaps back or recoils, whereby the spaced walls of notch 36 straddle and interlock with rib 22, thus preventing longitudinal displacement of the components relative to each other.

Since carrier S may be slidably adjusted relative to the yoke or supporting means Y, the position of the middle perforations 53 in the catalog C may be varied and consequently the herein disclosed construction is not dependent on a predetermined position of such middle opening.

It is apparent therefore the primary locking means constituted by detent D in association with rib 22 prevents relative longitudinal displacement of the components K and S while the secondary or supplementary locking means defined by the reduced portions I9 of slots I! in cooperation with the pins preclude widthwise relative displacement of these components. The secondary locking means may be rendered ineffective only after the primary locking means has been disabled. The diablement of the primary locking means takes place upon shifting manipulator M by finger pressure towards side l6 to clear rib 22, thereby permitting compoponent S to be shifted relative to keeper K, consequently moving the reduced portions IQ of slots ll free of pins 20 which are now arranged in the enlarged portions It to allow removal of component S from the pins 20. From the foregoing description it is obvious that components S and K, when desired, may be quickly separated to permit removal of the catalog in part or whole from the binder or for replacement of the old catalog by a new one into the binder.

As previously stated when the components K and S are latched together by the primary and supplementary locking means, compound slots '24 and 25 are fully in registration (Figs. 3 and 9) and locking pin 5| of yoke Y is removably interlocked with wall 2|. The catalog is therefore arranged between keeper K and carrier S and on pins 29 and 5| and is now appropriately bound. Since slots 24 and 25 are in full registration at this time, the binder CB may be quickly removably locked to a pair of spaced posts as 66 and 6| fixed to the inclined platform or support 62 of the stand 63.

However posts and 6| are undercut to provide reduced portions 64 to permit their reception in the reduced parts 65 of the alined slots 24 and 25 (Figs. 2 and 9) to prevent widthwise displacement of the binder CB relative to stand 63. Enlarged heads 66 of posts 60 and BI cooperative to effectively hold binder to the stand, that is, to prevent upward removal of the binder from these posts when heads 66'. are over the reduced parts 65 of slots 24 and 25. By moving the binder towards the right (Figs. 2 and 3) enlarged portions of slots 24 and 25 receive the heads 66' and unlock from posts 60 and 6| permitting withdrawal of the binder therefrom, since these enlarged portions are larger than heads 66'.

If desired, covers CC (Fig. 1) may be removably mounted on the stand 63 which embodies spaced openings 10 for receiving laterally extending lugs H defining obtuse angles with the body of the covers and cooperating with platform or wall 62 for retaining the covers on the stand and inclined thereto as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Various changes may be made in details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof inherent therein.

I claim:

1. In a binder, supporting means, a carrier slidably guided by said supporting means and having a slot, 2 pin fixed to said supporting means and projecting through said slot, a member having an opening for removably receiving said pin to prevent shifting of said supporting means relative to said member, and disengageable locking means on said carrier and member and effective upon slidable displacement of said carrier relative to said supporting means when said pin is within said opening to preclude shifting of said carrier longitudinally of said member.

2. In a binder, supporting means, a carrier slidably guided by said supporting means and having a slot, a pin fixed to said supporting means and projecting through said slot, a member having an opening for removably receiving said pin to prevent shifting of said supporting means relative to said member, disengageable locking means on said carrier and member and effective upon slidable displacement of said carrier relative to said supporting means when said pin is within said opening to preclude shifting of said carrier longitudinally of said member, and disengageable locking means to prevent widthwise displacement of said carrier relative to said member.

3. In a binder, supporting means, an L shaped carrier having a wall closely straddled and slidably guided by said supporting means and ineluding an elongated slot having end portions, a pin fixed to said supporting means and projecting through said slot and cooperating with said end portions to limit longitudinal displacement of said carrier, a keeper having a side wall including an opening for removably receiving said pin I to prevent shifting of said supporting means relative to said keeper, and disengageable locking means on said carrier and keeper and effective upon slidable displacement of said carrier relative to said supporting means when said pin is within said opening t preclude shifting of said carrier longitudinally of said keeper.

SAMUEL SEGAL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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